RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Plasma-activated water: A cutting-edge technology driving innovation in the food industry A1 Oliveira, Marcia A1 Fernández-Gómez, Paula A1 Álvarez Ordóñez, Avelino A1 Prieto Maradona, Miguel A1 López Fernández, María Mercedes A2 Tecnologia de los Alimentos K1 Tecnología de los alimentos K1 Plasma Activated Water K1 Antimicrobial activity K1 Emerging applications K1 Food industry K1 Food production K1 Promising technology AB Innovation regarding food production and processing is required to meet the emerging challenges of ensuring worldwide food security and meeting consumer demands for high-quality, safe and nutritious food products. This review provides insights into the current state-of-the-art of the emerging applications of Plasma Activated Water (PAW) in the food industry. PAW antimicrobial properties, inactivation mechanisms and the critical factors determining the lethal effect, as well as the bases for other technological applications are discussed. Overall, this review article describes the degree of success achieved by PAW technology in different applications and illustrates its feasibility and applicability in the food-processing industry PB Elsevier SN 0963-9969 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10612/14765 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10612/14765 NO . DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León RD 15-may-2024